March in Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai region is packed with exciting events, from popular anime and character-themed ...

A plan to build an Olympic village for an Osaka Olympics on the island fell through as Osaka’s bid to host the Games failed. After Osaka Ishin no Kai, a regional political party, won the Osaka ...

OSAKA--The nation's first casino-centered integrated resort (IR), planned on a manmade island here, remains a safe bet although the opening will be pushed back a year to around autumn 2030.

From Osaka station, take a train bound for Kyoto ... eat the freshest catches of the day and explore the streets of this historic fishing village to your heart’s content. Don’t expect to ...

In a part of a village, a huge Japanese zelkova tree ... at the diverse workings of life in the satoyama foothills near Osaka.